Wellington Pride and Samoans sides in action tomorrow

Wellington Samoans fullback Tau Mamea dots down?against Manawatu Development?recently. Mamea and teammates meet the Auckland U21s at Porirua Park tomorrow, kick-off 2.30 pm. ?

The Wellington Pride and the Wellington Samoans are the two representative teams in action tomorrow, as the fifteens season winds down.

The Wellington Pride play Waikato at Westpac Stadium in the penultimate round of the Women's NPC competition and the Wellington Samoans meet the visiting Auckland U21s team in a one-off fixture at Porirua Park.

In the curtain-raiser of the Ricoh Wellington Lions versus North Harbour match, the Pride kick off at 12.00 pm. With two rounds to play, the Pride are out of contention of finishing inside the top two and making the Women's NPC final, so are hoping to return from their bye and finish their season off well against Waikato in this match and against the Hawke's Bay Tuis next week at Porirua Park.

The visiting Waikato team, in contrast, are in third and eyeing up a bonus point win over the Pride and the chance to move ahead of Canterbury into a final position. Second placed Canterbury plays fifth placed Counties Manukau away and then plays leaders Auckland in the last round, presenting Waikato with the motivation to win in Wellington.

Poneke's Galu Taufale will once again captain the Wellington Samoans side, at blindside flanker, while Hutt Old Boys Marist's Brandyn Laursen is at first five-eighth. Laursen missed the entire club season this year playing overseas.

The Wellington Samoans will look to continue their late season form and finish with a flourish against an Auckland Colts side featuring several prominent up and coming club and representative players.

The Auckland U21s have so far played seven, won three and lost four of their matches, including a defeat last weekend to Canterbury U20.

The Wellington Development XV was scheduled to be playing Bay of Plenty Development at Taupo, but the latter has pulled out citing an inability to field a team.

In other rugby tomorrow, there's a warm-up college tournament at Naenae College tomorrow from 9.00 am to 12.40 pm, ahead of the Condor Sevens qualifying tournament there on Labour Day Monday.

The schools involved are St Pat's Silverstream, Wellington College, St Pat's Town, Rongotai College, St Bernard's College, Porirua College, Tawa College and Kapiti College in the two boys divisions and Porirua College, Wellington East, Taita College and St. Catherine's Colleges in the girls section.

Teams for tomorrow:

Wellington Pride

1. Muteremoana Aiatu
2. Fuamai Taumoli
3. Annie Mativa
4. Courtney Clarke
5. Joanah Ngan-Woo
6. Carol Sio
7. Kirstin Stewart
8. Aimee Sutorius (c)
9. Acacia Claridge
10. Elizabeth Goulden
11. Timena Tuma'ai
12. Vaine Marsters
13. Fa'asua Makisi
14. Lauren Harris
15. Georgia Daals

RESERVES:
16. Alice Soper
17. Rebecca Burns
18. Samantha McIntosh
19. Gina Williamson
20. Kauna Lopa
21. Maryann Collins/Jamie McIntosh
22. Jessika Akavi

Injured: Jackie Patea and Amanda Rasch

Wellington Samoans (team subject to change):

1. Soti Faamausiti
2. Junior Makapelu
3. James Coburn
4. Augustine Escalona
5. Tamilo Va'a
6. Galu Taufale (C)
7. Joshua Hunt /Greg Foe
8. Ben Tupuola
9. Phillip Finau
10. Brandyn Laursen
11. Kalirn Kelemete
12. Isaia Petelo
13. Joyner Key (VC)
14. Aukuso Tuitama
15. Tau Mamea
16. Daley Ena
17. Elia Fonoti/Vince Sakaria
18, Fala Tuala
19. TBA
20. Gavin Roil
21. Derek Leali'ifano
22. Faresa Tasele

Coaches: Logan Tauiliili & Alphonso Parsons
Manager: Mike Schuster Hydration Manager: Craig Jillet
Trainer: Henry lona Assistant: Javan Brown Physiotherapist: Kate/James
WSRU Representatives: Ala ma leremia / Pati Gagau

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